
MUCH COLDER COMING
The highest rainfall total from the official gauges that report to the Weather Service for Wednesday and Thursday comes from right here in Cumberland County from the Fairfield Glade area where 4.68 in ...

TRIAL DELAYED FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY MURDER SUSPECT
A trial has been delayed again for a Cumberland County murder suspect. Court documents state 48-year-old Billy Joe Wannyn of Spencer is accused of the death of 71-year-old Albin Buechel. Wannyn faces ...

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 29,609 active cases (UP 211 cases from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 256,880 total cases (UP 2,660 cases sin ...

TENTATIVE TRIAL DATE SCHEDULED FOR PICKETT COUNTIAN FACING VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CHARGE
A tentative trial date was set by a judge yesterday for a Pickett Countian charged with vehicular homicide. Back in October of last year, a 2007 Volvo XC7 driven by 39-year-old Michael Owens of Byrdst ...

TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT IN WESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY RESULTS IN INJURIES
A tractor-trailer accident early yesterday morning on I-40 in western Cumberland County jammed traffic at the scene for hours. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 2018 Freightliner operated by 22-year ...

VEC CREWS WORK TO RESTORE POWER DURING APPROACH OF TROPICAL STORM IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) power crews worked hard in many counties this morning to restore scattered outages during the approach of Tropical Storm Zeta. In Crossville, they responded to a sn ...

MEDICS RESPOND TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON CHESTNUT HILL ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Medics responded to a vehicle accident yesterday in Cumberland County on Chestnut Hill Road near Hillbilly Hollow Road. The crash report indicates a Nissan Maxima driven by 19-year-old Jennah Ann M. W ...

VICKIE WATTS, AGE 76
Vickie Watts, age 76, of Rockwood, passed away October 28, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 1, 1943 in Rockwood. Vickie was a member of the Rockwood United Methodist Church, and also the Bus ...

BREAKING NEWS – AUTHORITIES ARRESTS ADULT SON OF ROANE COUNTY COUPLE CHARGED IN MURDER, CHILD ABUSE CASE
(BREAKING NEWS) - Michael Gray, Jr., age 40, the son of a Roane County couple already charged with the deaths of two of their adopted children, has been taken into custody. Gray Jr. was booked into th ...

FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS MAY END SOON FOR MANY CLAIMANTS
Many Tennesseans currently receiving unemployment benefits through programs funded by the CARES Act could be nearing the end of their weekly payments. The last day to claim benefits through these fede ...

GEORGE R. JACKSON, AGE 77
No services are scheduled at this time for George R. Jackson, age 77, of Crossville, who passed away October 27, 2020. Survivors include wife: Mary Jackson; sons: Jerry W. Jackson and Chris R. Jackson ...

JAY TRAVIS LYLES, AGE 33
Services will be held at a later date for Jay Travis Lyles, age 33, of Crossville, who passed away October 27, 2020. Survivors include mother: Kimberly Lyles; and brother: William Lyles. Obituary by B ...